- escaping fire
- A fire which has spread out of the place where it is ordinarily maintained, thereby becoming a "hostile fire." 29A Am J Rev ed Ins $ 1287.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
escaping fire
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